Do I need MN1 for my British by descent but American Born children?
Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2019 11:02 pm
Very confused by conflicting information I find online and at gov.uk
I am British by Birth, my children born 2015 and 2018 in the USA are British Citizens by descent BUT I have never registered them with any British authorities. I am now moving back to the UK (on my British passport) and need to of course bring my children with me but cannot find a concrete answer if I need to do the *expensive* MN1 for each of them in order to apply for a British passport or if there is another route.
Can I apply for a British passport for them without registering their citizenship? If so what evidence do I provide?
Their Birth certificates are American but I could provide my British Birth certificate as evidence they are citizens by descent.
Confused and hoping to save many thousands of pounds if it is possible.
I am British by Birth, my children born 2015 and 2018 in the USA are British Citizens by descent BUT I have never registered them with any British authorities. I am now moving back to the UK (on my British passport) and need to of course bring my children with me but cannot find a concrete answer if I need to do the *expensive* MN1 for each of them in order to apply for a British passport or if there is another route.
Can I apply for a British passport for them without registering their citizenship? If so what evidence do I provide?
Their Birth certificates are American but I could provide my British Birth certificate as evidence they are citizens by descent.
Confused and hoping to save many thousands of pounds if it is possible.